Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-08
ERIEs APPEAL
Fran BFitain's Brutal PsFiiamni
70 The Conscience Of the
ChnIGiau World.


LEAGUE or AMKzIcA.
To the A8asricaa Public ard % the
IrssAmea Of Amsric1 Tee corporation
Of Dsblin. the metropolis Of Ireland.
has appealed TO the Christian world for
ths protests Of humanity agsirst the
farther persecution Of the Irish people
By the British Government.
A time has come In the relations Of
Ireland and England when gbe Laws Of
God and the dictates Of humanity be
come superior 20 every rule OF inter
national etiqnette, and demand from
the morality Of the world q stern de-
nunciafion OF the couEse aboat 70 Be
pursued by the Tory Government
against the Irish people.
AMEaIcA SHOULD HOT BE SILENT.
The voice Of America at ell events
shoald not Be silent when additional
outragss are TO be inflicted on robbed
and peFsecutsd nation.
fhe British statsman who nov cham
pions q policy Of Justice 10 Ireland and
condemns ooerci01 By the Tory Govern
meat a. alike cruel and impolltie. did
not hesitate 70 denOunoe a similar op
preston by the forks In Bulgaria.
Are the Irish less 10 America than the
BalRarians TO England that America
should hesitate 20 interfere In IFeland's
behalf against the crueltioa Of the Brit
ish Conveniently
The Irish people have exhausted every
means Of moral aBd constitutional agi-
tation TO recover their iust and iegiti-
mate, social and Political rights.
The voice Of Scotland and Of wales
anA Of the mass Of the English demoo-
raoy has sanctioned the efforts Of Ire
land aRd proclaimed the justice Of her
caase.
GIadstone, Morley, Labouohere and
every English leader worthy she name
of statesman have proclaimed them
selves advocates Of Ireland's claims 70
legislative Independence.
MASSES AGAINST cLAssEs.
Il IL no longer the English pssple who
oppose the restoration Of Ireland's lib
critics, bnt the aFistOeratic robbers who
have throttled alike both Britain and
IrelaHd, and have fettened for genera
tons on public piundsr, with the pro
oeeds OF which they can use the lever
OF corruption TO lift themselves into
power and maintain themselves therein
The caese Of Ireland IL the osnse Of
the British democracy, and 70 this fact
may We attribute the bitter and unFe.
lentine opposition OF the British Tories.
The Irish do not pretend 10 hght against
the British people, bat against the op.
pFeesors Of both.
10 this struggle the Irish have dsne
ell that morality can demand from an
oppressed nation, and nov a. last
effort they ask the interfersuee Of the
Christian world to prevent their de-
atruotion.
As President Of the Irish National
League OF America, the representative
body OF the Irish race upon this cent?
nent. echo that appeal.
l ask the American pTess and people
10 pass their verdict on the treatment
new being meted out to the Irish people
by heartless and venom-blinded Tory
Government.
PATIENCE KxHAUsTKD.
Let them say boldly now II the Irish
have net displayed all the foFbsaranee
that human nature IL capable Of 10 their
passive resistance to saoh inhumRn laws
as those 10 which the British Govern
nlent would force them to submit.
There il 30 Law, human or divine, that
compels q nation 10 passively accept
Annihilaiton, and " these British Tories
are permittedto heap additional wrongs
on she Irish people, despair will nerve
the Irish to active resistance and wild
retaliation. The very deer" will turn
on their puFsuers when driven 10 bay,
and II nothing will satisfy the British
Government bat the destruction Of the
Irish people, Ireland will be justified
before Gad and man IN ceiling her life
at the highest prios she can obtain and
In using every weapon the ingenuity of
man can place In her reach.
! ask the justice aud freedom loving
people OF America 90 prevent this terri
bic communication Of Bgisiah crime and
misgoveFnment.
Let the condemnation OF t8e British
governments policy In Ireland ring
fyom every community on this CONT
nent.
ask the honest and fearless press Of
America 20 sustain the efforts Of Mr..
Parnell and Mr.. Gladstone 20 tuanga-
rate policy OF justice and liberty Ia
opposition TO the tyranny Of Lord Sails
bury.
miaIMES AROUSED.
I appeal most foroibly 20 the Irish
Race In America 20 rouse themselves 10
immediate action. In an especial man
neF ! address myself 10 those Of ouE
blood whom God has blessed vita
abundance, 20 come forward and share
In the burdens and sacrifices OF their
people. No rank nor power can justify
any man 10 refusing TO identify himself
with the race 10 which he belongs. and
the man who thus shirks his duty de-
serves the oonteups Of bis fellow men.
With the fullest oonndsnee in their
never failing ddslity 10 Ireland, call
again upon the masses Of she Irish rScs
In America 20 repeat the spleRdid
generosity they have 90 often extended
toward their struggling brethren 10
Ireland.
Mr.. Paruell says the immediate future
will be q time OF suffering for the Irish
people. With Gods help the tune will
not be long, but long or short, no Irish.
men must perish for want Of Irish
American support. and no Irish Aneri.
can 10 - poor taat by self-saerifss be
cannot contribute hts mite 10 the Irish
cauee.
BUILD UP THE IHAauR.
advise the officers Of the League 20
0haAc Fedountcu tuNfte 70 increase us
membership. Every man OF Irish blood
in The Unit q States and Canada should
be enrolled IN the League wherever Il Is
possible, and steps shoald be immsdi-
ately taken 90 reorganiEs disSanded
branches and establish neU snes.
To those az eur people living on farms
too remote from eaon other 10 form
branches 81 the League. | will say that
Rev. DR.. 0'Reilly. Of Detroit. Mica.
will receive their subscriptions. be they
great or small, and promptly aeknowi.
edge The sAsne In the public press; they
have eveFy opportunity, therefcfs. o.
share Ia lreiAnd's strugsic and should
loss no ltUe In seeding IN their masses
and such contributions a. their means
viii permit. In this crisis | al.e
earnestly asa tbs assistance aud sao
port Of the Irish American press fer The
Irish National Iseagae.
Let as have one grand effective organ
nation, With Que heart aud vols
pledged 10 sustain Mr.. PArnsll aud b..
Irish associates Wtth all cur strength
and tpfaeuee IN their efforts 10 reeoyei
the legislative undergraduates 81 Ireland
aided by Mr.. Gladstone and Ihs Rritts,